Patent · US Expired

Electronic control device

US4335376A · kind A · utility

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3References
9Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 12, 1979
Grant dateJun 15, 1982
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 12, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B13/08
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A security device for protecting premises having three separate variable time delays. A first time delays allows a legitimate user of the device to enter the premises and de-activate the device before the alarm sounds. The second time delay permits a legitimate user to exit from the premises without sounding the alarm. The third time delay ensures that the alarm will sound for a minimum period once the loop has been opened by an intruder. The device has an integrated circuit and each of the time delays are achieved through the use of a resistor in combination with a capacitor. The device also has a supervisory loop and the alarm becomes activated when the loop has been opened.

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